In a message dated 7/7/2002 9:08:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> What good is it if a dog with excellent hips dies at 5 yrs old? > And what good is it if a dog lives to 15 with painfully crippling dysplastic hips? I grew up with a dog that was dysplastic. As an adult I had another dog that was also dysplastic. They hurt, they suffered. It was not pretty and not something that I would want to live through again. Pain and suffering is pain and suffering, be it a had heart or bad hips. Each of us, as breeders, has the right to test for what we feel is important. For me, I'd just as soon have a dog with a good heart, good eyes, stable patellas, AND hips that aren't dysplastic. JMHO, yours can be different. Gerri Dueringer ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
